Global Patent Index - EP 1659716 A2

EP 1659716 A2 20060524 - Program searching in digital multimedia terminal

Title (en)

Program searching in digital multimedia terminal

Title (de)

Programmsuche in einem digitalen Multimediaendgerät

Title (fr)

Recherche de programmes dans un terminal multimédia numérique

Publication

EP 1659716 A2 20060524 (EN)

Application

EP 05025471 A 20051122

Priority

KR 20040095935 A 20041122

Abstract (en)

A digital multimedia terminal comprises a receiving unit to receive a broadcasting signal. The digital multimedia terminal also comprises an input unit adapted to receive input associated with a user preferred program characteristic. The digital multimedia terminal also comprises a controller, operatively coupled to the receiving unit and the input unit, adapted to extract program information from received broadcasting signals and to search extracted program information based on the user preferred program characteristic. The digital multimedia terminal may further comprise a display unit, operatively coupled to the controller, adapted to display program description information associated with the extracted program information that corresponds to a broadcast program having the user preferred program characteristic.

IPC 8 full level

H04B 1/06 (2006.01); H04H 9/00 (2006.01); H04N 5/44 (2006.01); H04N 7/173 (2006.01); H04N 21/432 (2011.01); H04N 21/442 (2011.01); H04N 21/488 (2011.01)

CPC (source: EP KR US)

H04B 1/40 (2013.01 - KR); H04H 60/46 (2013.01 - EP US); H04W 88/02 (2013.01 - KR); H04H 60/37 (2013.01 - EP US); H04H 60/65 (2013.01 - EP US); H04H 60/74 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (examination)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1659716 A2 20060524; EP 1659716 A3 20070718; CN 1819651 A 20060816; JP 2006148935 A 20060608; JP 4373974 B2 20091125; KR 100664181 B1 20070103; KR 20060056747 A 20060525; US 2006174278 A1 20060803; US 2007204306 A1 20070830; US 8136137 B2 20120313; US 8181202 B2 20120515

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 05025471 A 20051122; CN 200510121697 A 20051122; JP 2005337616 A 20051122; KR 20040095935 A 20041122; US 28684305 A 20051122; US 74367107 A 20070503